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California hit by the perfect storm
With ever rising unemployment, increasing foreclosures on houses and a state government deficit of frightening proportions, California has seen nothing quite like this present economic climate since the great depression of the 1930s
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Terminal operators' flexible friends
The benefits of using mobile harbour cranes are now accepted by bulk cargo operators around the world but manufacturers are bracing themselves for a downturn in orders
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Survival of the fittest
Kostas Kakaris, GAC's dry bulk development manager, looks at some of the problems now facing ship operators and managers as they struggle to fight their way through the economic downturn
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Training budgets need nurturing not nipping
Tailored eLearning provides a cost effective alternative to costly staff development account cuts
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Managing peak performance
It takes a lot of effort to ensure that dry bulk vessels continue to operate efficiently and profitably
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Cleaning up coal handling
World demand for coal is set to remain high in the long term. We look at some of the ways in which operators are trying to ensure that coal handling systems are environmentally friendly
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The maple leaf falls
As a major supplier of primary commodities Canada has enjoyed non-stop growth in the past decade. But like the rest of the world it now has to learn to live with recession
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Dry cargo's workhorses
There is a huge range of equipment available for operators of quarries, mines, ports and terminals involved in handling minerals. We look at some of the latest developments in this diverse sector
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Dubai's express train hits the buffers
The astronomic growth of Dubai has slowed dramatically, as a result of the world economic slump and banking crisis. It remains to be seen if and when the growth will start again
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Stimulus package boosts Yangtze volumes
Accelerating investment in transport infrastructure in China's interior has halted the recent sharp declines in cargo throughput at ports along the Yangtze River
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Coal conversion project
Alessandro Avigliano of the Bedeschi Group describes how the company designed and built handling equipment for a coal conversion project at a Chinese cement company
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Steel/Iron Ore outlook
China's iron ore imports rebound
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Coal outlook
US export revival threatened
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Grain outlook
Price direction was frequently dictated by developments in global financial markets
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Richard Jennings
The Chief Commercial Officer of Euroports, the Luxembourg-based ports and terminal operator, describes how the group has evolved and outlines some of its expansion plans
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